diff --git a/plasma-desktop.spec b/plasma-desktop.spec
index afe9174..0592ad4 100644
--- a/plasma-desktop.spec
+++ b/plasma-desktop.spec
@@ -156,14 +156,6 @@ BuildArch: noarch
 %prep
 %setup -q
 
-# upstream patches
-%patch1 -p1 -b .0001
-%patch2 -p1 -b .0002
-%patch3 -p1 -b .0003
-
-# upstreamable patches
-%patch50 -p1 -b .font_preview
-
 %if 0%{?fedora} > 22
 %patch100 -p1 -b .default_favorites
 %else